Luis Fatio Pachecho, escaped from enslavement near St. Augustine, works for the Pacheco trading post on Sarasota Bay. In 1835, he is taken to Fort Brooke (today’s Tampa) and joins Major Dade’s expedition to Fort King (today’s Ocala); the US military is ambushed, starting the Second Seminole War
Newtown Alive

Recommended Posts

First African-American to serve as a City of Sarasota Commissioner
Currency and Business Flourish
Jeffery Bolding